Drapery hook pin applicator

ABSTRACT

This applicator has a conical shaped handle that is opened and recessed at its forward end and is provided with an edge and forming in section generally to a hooked part of a hook pin having a series of grooves along the edge for receiving the loops of the hook pins to steady the same so that upon pushing the handle with the hook pin into the drapery the hook pin is thereby easily inserted without the use of fingers. In order to have the hook pins properly aligned relative to the upper edge of the drapery a measuring means extends from the open end of the handle and has a laterally extending portion on its upper end that can engage the upper edge of the drapery to locate the pointed end of the hook pin at the proper distance from the upper edge so that all of the hook pins assembled upon the handle will be inserted in accordance with the distance between the laterally extending plate portion, the measuring device and the point of insertion of the hook pin assembled upon the handle. A chuck means is used for providing for an adjustable measuring device in which the adjustable member has a stem that extends into the chuck device. The chuck device extends from a sleeve portion in the open end of the handle. The measuring device can thereby be adjusted for different distances of application of the pointed ends of the hook pins into the drapery material from the upper edge of the drapery.

nite tates atent Harkins 1 DRAPERY HOOK PIN APPLICATOR [76] Inventor: Mary B. Harkins, Vernon Road,

Fayette, Ala. 35555 22 Filed: Mar. 12, 1971 21 Appl. No.: 123,797

[52] U.S. C1 ..29/278, 227/107 [51 Int. Cl. ..B25b 27/14 [58] Field of Search....29/270, 278; 227/107; 81/3 R,

Primary Examiner-Robert C. Riordon Assistant Examiner--J. C. Peters Att0rneyPolachek & Saulsbury 5 7 ABSTRACT This applicator has a conical shaped handle that is opened and recessed at its forward end and is pro- Mar. 27, 1973 vided with an edge and forming in section generally to a hooked part of a hook pin having a series of grooves along the edge for receiving the loops of the hook pins to steady the same so that upon pushing the handle with the hook pin into the drapery the hook pin is thereby easily inserted without the use of fingers. In 1 order to have the hook pins properly aligned relative to the upper edge of the drapery a measuring means extends from the open end of the handle and has a laterally extending portion on its upper end that can engage the upper edge of the drapery to locate the pointed end of the hook pin at the proper distance from the upper edge so that all of the hook pins assembled upon the handle will be inserted in accordance with the distance between the laterally extending plate portion, the measuring device and the point of insertion of the hook pin assembled upon the handle. A chuck means is used for providing for an adjustable measuring device in which the adjustable member has a stem that extends into the chuck device. The chuck device extends from a sleeve portion in the open end of the handle The measuring device can thereby be adjusted for different distances of application of the pointed ends of the hook pins into the drapery material from the upper edge of the drapery.

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MARY a. HARKINS BY QEWM/Q F ATTURNE 5 DRAIERY HOOK PIN APPLICATOR This invention relates to a drapery hook pin applicator.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an applicator which can contain a series of hook pins that are aligned and made ready for insertion into the upper hem of the curtain, one at a time, but readily available.

It is another object of the invention to provide with a drapery hook pin applicator an adjustable measuring device where the distance between the upper edge of the drapery to the point of insertion of the pin can be altered and changed depending upon the location that is desired to put the hook pins upon the drapery relative to the upper edge of the drapery.

It is another object of the invention to provide a handle for retaining a series of drapery hook pins in such a manner as they will be held rigidly and aligned for proper insertion and without twisting when force is applied by the handle to force the hook pin into the drapery material.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a drapery hook pin applicator having the above objects in mind, which is inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use, easy to load with the hook pins, of pleasing appearance, durable construction, and effective and efficient in use.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a drapery hook applicator with illustration being made as to the manner in which the applicator holds the hook while applying force with the applicator to insert the hook at the measured location from the upper edge of the drapery.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the drapery hook applicator and of the measuring device provided on the applicator with illustration being made as to the manner in which the measuring device is set to measure the distance for the starting of the insertion of the drapery pin into the pin portion of the drapery, the view being taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view looking in plan upon the grooved upper edge of the cone shaped handle.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the drapery hook applicator and of its measuring device associated therewith.

Referring now to the Figures, represents a cone shaped handle that is gripped in the hand to apply the inserting pressure for the insertion of the hook pin into the upper edge of the drapery material. This handle is cup shaped, enlarged at the top and tapering downwardly and has a sectional formation having generally the shape of the hook part of the drapery hook pin as indicated at 11 in FIG. 2. A drapery hook pin, one of which being shown in FIG. 1 at 12 has a hook portion 13 and an upwardly extending pin portion 14 with a pointed end 15 that penetrates the folded over edge or heading 16 of a drapery 17. The drapery hook 12 is forced downwardly over rounded upper edge 18 of the conical cup handle 10 in such a manner that its upper loop 19 will lie in any one of a series of top grooves, 21 provided in the rounded upper edge 18 of the handle 10. When the drapery hook 12 is in the groove its hook portion will conform generally to the surface 11 within the handle and accordingly the drapery hook will be steadied and kept from easy turning. The spacing of the grooves 21 is sufficient so that several drapery books 12 can be placed in the handle and any one inserted into the drapery 17 without interfering with the other drapery hooks, extend in a radial direction from the center of the handle 10 and are spaced from one another along the rounded upper edge 18. The grooves 21 are generally curved to conform to the loop 19 of the drapery hook 12. The handle 10 providing that it is open at the top can have a longer tapered shape or any other shape that can make it convenient to grasp with the hand so as to apply sufficient pressure upon the pointed end 15 of a drapery hook pin that it will penetrate the drapery material.

The drapery hooks may be of different length and it may be desired to make measurement relative to the upper edge 17 of the drape 17 before starting the penetration of the pointed end 15 of the drapery hook pin 12. The pin portion 14 of the drapery hook pin 12 should be inserted its full length but without the pointed end 15 extending upwardly through the folded upper edge 17 of the drape 17.

Extending upwardly from the bottom of the cup shaped interior 1 l of the handle 10 is a column projection 22 having a hole 23 that drops downwardly through the bottom of the handle 10 and its upper end which extends above the upper edge 18 of the handle 10 is enlarged and slit to provide a chuck 24 that can be tightened about a stem 25 of an adjustable measuring piece 26 that can be adjusted in the vertically extending hole 23 of the upstanding projection 22 to any desired level as illustrated in dotted lines by a double arrow 27 of FIG. 2. Upon the upper end of the stem is a round disc head that is integral therewith and of sufficient diameterto be easily placed over the upper edge 17' of the drapery 17 at the time that a drapery hook pin is to be applied to the drapery.

In order to hold the measuring member 26 in its adjusted position, central projection 23 is provided with threads 28 on which an internally threaded sleeve 29 is vertically adjustable to engage a tapered surface 31 on the underface of the chuck head portion 24. The chuck sleeve 29 is knurled on its exterior surface to facilitate the turning of the sleeve on the threads 28. The knurled sleeve 29 can be lowered in order to be able to lower the measuring piece 26 to a position shown in dotted lines at 31.

When the measuring member 26 is to be used a disc portion 27 is placed over the upper edge 17' of the drape 17 so as to measure the distance downwardly from the upper edge of the hem of the drape as the location for the pointed end 15 to penetrate the hem and to be extended upwardly into space within the handle. With the hand grasping the conical handle more pressure is applied and the pin portion 14 of the hook pin 12 is forced easily on to the drape and the handle 10 is retracted and taken away from the hook portion 13 of the hook pin 12. On the handle 10 and within the grooves 21 a repeated operation can be readily effected. Each time distance for inserting pointed end 15 of the hook pin 12 below the edge 17' of the drape 17 is tested by laying the disc 27 of the measuring member 26 first upon the edge 17' of the drape. The handle 10 can be refilled after all of the hook pins 12 have been inserted in to the drape. One filling of the handle may suffice for completeing the placing of hook pins upon a single drape. This hook pin applicator holds the hook pins which allows the hook pins to lie properly across the hem 16 of the drape and at equal vertical distances from the top edge 17 of the drape 17 so that when the drape 17 is hung over the rod support the drape will hang properly and evenly.

It will be apparent that the speed in which drapery hook pins can be inserted into the drape is increased and that the heavy thick close woven material is readily and easily penetrated since the force is applied through the cup shaped handle edge. The pins are placed on the upper edge of the handle and in the grooves and pushed into the drapery by the handle. The use of fingers for effecting insertion is no longer necessary.

It will be seen that a measuring device can be adjusted to any size of a drape and by lining the disc portion 27 with the top edge 17' of the drape that the pushing of the hook pin into the drape will be done in a uniform manner and with little pressure.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A drapery hook pin inserter comprising a handle having a hollowed out upper end and a rounded upper edge, the wall surface of the hollowed out upper end conforming generally to the shape of the hook portion of the drapery hook pin, and a series of grooves spaced apart from one another and extending about the periphery of the upper edge of the handle and adapted to receive the hook loop of the hook pin to hold a hook pin against lateral turning upon the upper edge of the applicator handle, and a measuring device for measuring the distance from the upper edge of the drapery to the point of insertion of a hook pin mounted upon the handle extending centrally upwardly from the open end of the handle and having a laterally extending flat portion adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the drapery to locate the point of entry of the hook pin into the drapery.

2. A drapery hook pin inserter, as defined in claim 1 and said measuring device including a central support portion and a vertically adjustable measuring member axially adjustable from the upstanding central portion to locate the laterally extending portion of the measuring device at a different elevation and means for retaining measuring member in its adjusted position in the upstanding support.

3. A drapery hook pin inserter, as defined in claim 1, 

1. A drapery hook pin inserter comprising a handle having a hollowed out upper end and a rounded upper edge, the wall surface of the hollowed out upper end conforming generally to the shape of the hook portion of the drapery hook pin, and a series of grooves spaced apart from one another and extending about the periphery of the upper edge of the handle and adapted to receive the hook loop of the hook pin to hold a hook pin against lateral turning upon the upper edge of the applicator handle, and a measuring device for measuring the distance from the upper edge of the drapery to the point of insertion of a hook pin mounted upon the handle extending centrally upwardly from the open end of the handle and having a laterally extending flat portion adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the drapery to locate the point of entry of the hook pin into the drapery.
 2. A drapery hook pin inserter, as defined in claim 1 and said measuring device including a central support portion and a vertically adjustable measuring member axially adjustable from the upstanding central portion to locate the laterally extending portion of the measuring device at a different elevation and means for retaining measuring member in its adjusted position in the upstanding support.
 3. A drapery hook pin inserter, as defined in claim 1, and said measuring means including an upwardly extending sleeve portion headed at its upper end and slit to provide a chuck formation, a measuring member slidable in the upwardly extending sleeve for vertical adjustment of the laterally extending portion at different elevations and said upstanding sleeve portions being threaded at an internally threaded sleeve adjustable over the threaded portion of the headed sleeve and engaging with the headed portion to clamp the same about the stem of the measuring member. 